I am an award-winning author and mental health journalist. I have been writing about mood disorders since being diagnosed with bipolar disorder in 1999, ranging from a website, an email newsletter, a book, articles for HealthCentral, and this blog. More recently, I have been producing videos. Writing about my illness has played a very strong role in my healing and recovery. Writing allows me to...
I'm a 26 year old guy living somewhere in England and the bits of my brain that deal with sleep and mood don't work properly. My current diagnosis is bipolar affective disorder (also known as manic depression). I'm also waiting to go to a sleep clinic where they might, if I'm very lucky, diagnose and treat my ridiculous sleep problems (which are probably some variety of circadian rhythm sleep...
Hi, I'm Rachel, I'm 31 and have been diagnosed with Bipolar II Disorder since I was 18.
Through the many ups and downs I have gained experience in learning to manage the mood swings as best I can. I am still learning everyday and share in my blog how I have learned to cope, along with the muddled-up times.
I work in admin part-time, which is the most I can manage right now. I love music,...
I am fifty years old. I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder in the late 1990's but I have dealt with depression off and on since my teens. I want to encourage other depression sufferers to move away from the victim mentality that goes along with the bio-medical theories of depression, and to try to learn to take responsibility for our own moods.
I am a public speaker and author of a memoir, Life Is Like a Line: A Memoir of Moods, Medication, and Mania. It happened in my 48th year. Stress and circumstance made alive a sleeping giant Bipolar Disorder 1. I am an advocate for mental health and the elimination of stigma.
This is a blog about bipolar moods, healthful food, musings on a past eating disorder, exercise, crazy pets, and life in general. So glad you stumbled upon this lil' spot of sunshine in my life!
The bipolar disorder diagnosis at the age of 23 was a relief to know I was not simply a bad person and there was a reason for the way I have felt. Yet I have been struggling to cope and understand this disorder... what does it mean? How do the brain imbalances affect my behavior and moods? Why do I rapid cycle? Why do I get obsessive thoughts? Is there a link between mania and memory? Is there...
For a long time i knew something wasnt right, and always thought i was just a crazy female with anger issues. I have just recently been diagnosed with bipolar, and hopefully with time i will learn how to deal with with disorder and be able to control my moodswings without feeling restricted or hurting someone in the process.
I'm hoping by blogging i can vent, and be able to find...
HI..MY NAME IS CATHY..IM 36 YR.OLD..IM PUERTO RICAN..IM A PISCES..I LOVE PITBULLS..I HAVE 2 BOYS WHO ARE 3&4 YR.OLD..IM 4 MONTHS PREGNANT..I HAVE BIPOLAR DISORDER,I DONT KNOW WHAT TYPE I AM..MY RELATIONSHIP STATUS IS COMPLICATED BECAUSE MY UNBORN BABY FATHER DONT KNOW HOW TO HANDLE MY MOOD SWINGS,SO WE ON AND OFF...IM HERE FOR SUPPORT AND FRIENDS..
lately i am currently in a relationship /w my 50 year old Capricorn Widow Boyfriend who also is self diagnosed /w Schizo Affective Disorder, Bipolar Disorder & Autism Spectrum Disorder Own Asperger's Syndrome. i love him so much that Patrick & My Father Both Suffer From type 2 Diabetes this time i want him to get better for me so Patrick and i can move on /w both our future at stake.
